LIBE SLOPE—Thousands of students have voiced their disappointment at the current uncertainty surrounding Slope Day, taking to the internet and even their emails to rail against the administration. At first, university officials were dismissive, assuring students not to worry while remaining vague about the fate of the time-honored Cornell tradition. However, recently, a marked shift in their response strategy indicates the administration is trying a new approach to appease the student body: blatant gaslighting.
One senior recipient of this new messaging shared her experience. “I posted something about how this year’s Slope Day is going to be awful and how much it sucks for everyone about to graduate, when I got a reply from an anonymous commenter,” explained Maria Annos ‘25. “It just said, ‘what are you talking about? Slope Day was three days ago and it was fantastic.’ I was weirded out at first, but then I saw a separate post that said ‘Can’t believe we were so worried about Slope Day! Haha! It was so good, right guys?’ I’m starting to seriously think that it did happen and I missed it.”
Many students are reporting newfound levels of self-doubt as a result of these posts, with some even playing along to avoid social scrutiny.
“Haha, you weren’t there? Sucks to be you, I guess. I was there and it was incredible!” reads one such post by Marcus Fine ‘26.
When pressed about who performed at this supposed Slope Day, both the administration and the students pretending to have attended just mumbled something about “Misty Copeland.”
